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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: ABX on May 17, 2017, 01:25:46 am

Title: South Pacific Island Uninhabited For 600 Years Is Drowning In Plastic
Post by: ABX on May 17, 2017, 01:25:46 am
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There truly is no Earthly escape from the waste we have unleashed into the environment. Henderson Island in the South Pacific has been found to host hundreds of pieces of plastic per square meter of beach, with even more items buried in the sand.

World heritage site Henderson Island is among the most remote places on Earth. Although Polynesians once occupied the island, it has been uninhabited for at least 600 years. Moreover, the nearest inhabited island is Pitcairn, 193 kilometers (120 miles) away with a population of just 56. When it comes to major population centers Henderson is more than 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from New Zealand, and South America is even further....

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/south-pacific-island-uninhabited-for-600-years-is-drowning-in-plastic/



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Title: Re: South Pacific Island Uninhabited For 600 Years Is Drowning In Plastic
Post by: Wingnut on May 17, 2017, 01:27:54 am
Uninhabited means they don't have regular trash pick up.  What do you expect. 
Title: Re: South Pacific Island Uninhabited For 600 Years Is Drowning In Plastic
Post by: anubias on May 17, 2017, 01:31:08 am
Quote from: Wingnut on May 17, 2017, 01:27:54 am
Uninhabited means they don't have regular trash pick up.  What do you expect.

Thanks for the laugh. 
Title: Re: South Pacific Island Uninhabited For 600 Years Is Drowning In Plastic
Post by: Wingnut on May 17, 2017, 01:34:53 am
Quote from: anubias on May 17, 2017, 01:31:08 am
Thanks for the laugh.

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Title: Re: South Pacific Island Uninhabited For 600 Years Is Drowning In Plastic
Post by: Oceander on May 17, 2017, 01:47:10 am
Quote from: Wingnut on May 17, 2017, 01:27:54 am
Uninhabited means they don't have regular trash pick up.  What do you expect. 

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